Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 79.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia recorded 79.1% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 90.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 79.1%, in 2024.
That places SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 53rd out of 166 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 90.5% | — |
| 2005 | 89.4% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 90.1% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 89.9% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 88.8% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 84.0% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 82.6% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 82.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 83.6% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 84.2% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 83.9% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 84.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 83.3% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 81.5% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 81.4% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 81.2% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 82.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 79.1% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.7% | 88.8% | 90.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 83.6% | 82.6% | 84.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 81.0% | 79.1% | 82.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 79.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.1% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 53rd out of 166 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release